Astrophysicist Jason Wang of Northwestern University has unveiled a new time-lapse video of the HR8799 planetary system. The first extrasolar planetary system to be directly imaged in 2008, HR8799 boasts four Jupiter-sized planets that orbit its star.
“It’s usually difficult …
Despite the advent of anti-discrimination laws and a shift in social norms favoring diversity, hiring discrimination persists against racial and ethnic minorities, according to a new study from Northwestern sociologists Lincoln Quillian and John J. Lee.
Data from six North …
Linda Teplin, affiliated faculty in the department of sociology, has been selected as 2022 fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the largest general scientific society in the world. Teplin is vice chair …
Three undergraduate students in Weinberg College have been presented with Fletcher Awards from Northwestern’s Office of Undergraduate Research.
Elizabeth Dudley ’24, Elena Housteau ’24, and Sophia Huang ’25 each received a $250 prize, funded by the Fletcher Family …
Edward Muir, of the Department of History and Department of French and Italian, has begun his term as the 139th president of the American Historical Association, the flagship organization for historians in the United States.
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Geologist Daniel Horton has received the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the foundation’s most prestigious honor for junior faculty members. Horton is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences…
Bryna Kra, the Sarah Rebecca Roland Professor of Mathematics at Northwestern University, has been elected a Foreign Correspondent of La Academia Chilena de Ciencias, the Chilean Academy of Sciences.
La Academia Chilena de Ciencias is one of six …
Karen Alter, the Norman Dwight Harris Professor of International Relations and professor of political science, and Leslie Harris, professor of history, are faculty members at Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences and co-chairs of the Organization of Women
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Laura Hein will be honored with this year’s Provost Award for Exemplary Service. She is the Harold H. and Virginia Anderson Professor of History at Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences.
Given annually by Northwestern’s Office of the Provost, …